- present participle of shovel.
shovelling
Example Sentences
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Shovelling snow in an alley, Lee’s solitude is broken by a phone call from a doctor: Joe is in the hospital.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 23, 2016
Shovelling a bed through the snow to the moss with his snow-shoes, piling shrubs as a wind-break, and kindling a roaring fire, the priest passed the night under the stars.
From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
Shovelling it down in haste, adieus are exchanged, with a hearty shake of hands.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
Shovelling was necessary all the way down, but the steps were there, needing only to be uncovered.
From The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America by Stuck, Hudson
Shovelling in the icy water, in mud and gravel, and among the boulders, from early dawn to dark.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
